The Tampa/St. Petersburg area ranks 14th among domestic destinations for 2009 travel bookings, a survey of 547 Travel Leaders travel agencies reports.
Las Vegas edged Orlando as the top domestic destination while Chicago rose 10 places to number 10.
The election of Chicago's hometown President-elect Barack Obama may have renewed interest in the Windy City, the report by the company formerly known as Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates said.
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- AirTran Airways Gives Young Travelers a Break from the Books with Low Fares
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ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AirTran Airways, a subsidiary
of AirTran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAI), has announced that it will open
registration for its third year of the AirTran U standby travel program for
young travelers. Now college students can visit family or friends and still
have money left over for next semester's textbooks.
COLLEGE STATION- The third-ranked Texas A&M women’s basketball team (12-0) will look to close out non-conference play on a high note, but will be challenged by the likes of its third-straight 2008 NCAA Tournament participant in Florida State (11-4) on Monday, Jan. 5 in Tallahassee, Fla. Tipoff between the Aggies and Seminoles is scheduled for 6 p.m. (CT) at the Donald T. Tucker Civic Center in A&M’s first trip back to the Sunshine State Read the rest of this entry »
left one person dead Sunday. Orange County firefighters found the 25-foot travel trailer fully engulfed in flames when they responded to the Belvedere Road fire. Firefighters searched the trailer and found that one person had been killed by the fire. The fire was contained within 10 minutes of arrival, the fire department said. Authorities were investigating the cause of the fire and the victim's identity.
The travel agency Travel Leaders (formerly CarsonWaglit) has come out with its annual travel agent survey of trends. Instead of posting all the information in one article, there will be a series of articles highlighting what‘s important to you as a budget minded traveler.
1. Flexible with dates 75.7%
Date flexibility has saved me hundreds of dollars. Last year when my family flew from Nashville to Los Angeles, we saved around $600 by adjusting Read the rest of this entry »
The Cavs dropped a close one in Washington Sunday afternoon, thanks mostly to scoring just 11 points in the third quarter. But even so, they found themselves down by two with under 10 seconds to play when
went with a signature move to the basket for what would have been the tying layup, only to have the referees whistle him for the rare traveling call, which sealed the game for the Wizards. But was it a travel? LeBron certainly didn't think so; Read the rest of this entry »
Denver ranks No. 19 among domestic destinations that travel agents say they’re booking for 2009, according to a survey released Friday.
The survey by Travel Leaders — which was formerly called Carlson Wagonlit Travel Associates — relied on the opinions of 547 of the company’s agents, managers and owners. They were asked to list the five top domestic destinations they’re booking for this year.
The top destination by Read the rest of this entry »
• People expecting to arrive aboard charter, church or school buses should make sure the operators have registered their vehicles with District of Columbia officials to ensure a place to discharge passengers and park. Bus operators can get passes and parking spaces by going to
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• Visitors who decide to park their cars and take a Metrobus into Washington can plot out their trips by visiting the WMATA Web site and using its trip planner. Read the rest of this entry »
While most New Year's resolutions fall as flat as a day-old glass of Champagne, those that revolve around travel can have a more lasting influence — not only on travelers, but on those they encounter along the way. USA TODAY asked readers to share a life-changing journey. The responses may inspire your own trip in 2009. Bon voyage!
It was the eve of 1999, and I made three New Year's resolutions. I can't remember two of them, but the third resolution Read the rest of this entry »
signaled more than a milestone in American politics. It also reverberated across the ocean, where the beleaguered tourism industry of
is hoping that Obamamania will result in a resurgence of visitors to the ancestral homeland of the president-elect.
And there could be no better time for that wave of visitors to come, as Kenya’s own presidential election in December 2007 was accompanied by an outbreak of violence, including widespread killing, Read the rest of this entry »